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If I gang up Brann and then drop a cold light would it trigger for d 6 with 2 Brann in play?

I would assume not. It says "twice" so a second Brann would be redundant since the battlecry is already triggering twice from the first Brann. If it said "an additional time" or "again" then I could see it stacking triggers.

Reno makes me think some really creative decks could surprise people

I lost to a handlock that fully healed from 6 with him.

1 avenge
1 competitive Spirit
1 noble sacrifice
1 redemption
1 repentance
2 equality
2 argent protector
2 Farie dragon
2 mad scientist
2 shielded mini-bot
3 divine favor
3 blackwing technician
3 Alford peace keeper
3 muster for battle
4 consecration
4 true silver champion
4 twilight guardian
4 Murloc Knight
4 blessing of Kings
5 blackwing corrupter
5 dragon consort
6 emperor thaurissan
6 Reno Jackson
6 mysterious Challenger
7 chillmaw
8 lay on hands
8 tirion
8 chromaggus
9 nefarian
9 ysera

Just put this together, thoughts? I'm gonna run it on ladder

I don't get it. You don't have to play singleton just because you play Reno.

Then why run Reno? Perhaps I've misunderstood his ability.


I just tried to combine secret paladin with dragon paladin to incorporate Reno

You don't have to run singleton, but if you don't you have to remember exactly which cards you played because he doesn't glow.  Also it cuts into the consistency of the card further, as you don't have any control over whether he'll be able to activate when you draw him.

I wouldn't run singleton if I ran Reno, but if you run more than a few doubles, you'll probably never remember if he's activateable.

Do people not card track?

I certainly don't, because really its an unfair advantage.  Beyond that, if I ever was fortunate enough to play in a tournament, I would be not allowed to use a tracker.

Quote from: Alex_Olijar on November 21, 2015, 10:12:59 AM

Do people not card track?

I certainly don't, because really its an unfair advantage.  Beyond that, if I ever was fortunate enough to play in a tournament, I would be not allowed to use a tracker.

I didn't say anything about a tracker but if you can't remember if you played a copy of a card, this discussion is probably moot anyway.

I think it's pretty risky to have any duplicates in your deck at all. If you are playing Reno Jackson on turn 6, which is fairly likely against aggro, then you will have drawn 9 or 10 cards by the time you play him, barring any card draw abilities. To be generous, and to account for card draw, playing Reno later, and mulliganing for duplicates, let's say you've drawn half your deck by the time you play Reno. Well in the case that you have even a single duplicate in your deck, your chances of activating Reno are roughly 75% (down from 100% if you have no duplicates). Is that decrease in consistency worth putting a second Consecration in your deck for?

I think that if you are going to build a deck around Reno, you should go all the way and make it a cloneless deck, or if you do have clones, make sure there are just one or two, and that they are cards that you would already be mulliganing for (Zombie Chow, Mad Scientist, Minibot, etc.), to give you a higher chance of weeding them out before drawing Reno.

The other way to go with Reno is just to put him in a fatigue deck without worrying about how many clones you have. Your chances of playing him in the late game and gaining a lot of health will be very high if you plan on drawing out your entire deck. This seems much more viable to me than building a deck around him.

So... I thought I was about due to open another legendary, and I did today. But... It was Tinkmaster Overspark. I am sorely considering dusting him, as it will get me that much closer to crafting an actually useful legendary.

Brann plus Nep on turn 10 is pretty freaking legit

1 avenge
1 competitive Spirit
1 noble sacrifice
1 redemption for zombie chow
1 repentance
2 equality
2 argent protector
2 Farie dragon
2 mad scientist
2 shielded mini-bot
3 divine favor
3 blackwing technician
3 Alford peace keeper
3 muster for battle
4 consecration
4 true silver champion
4 twilight guardian
4 Murloc Knight
4 blessing of Kings
5 blackwing corrupter
5 dragon consort
6 emperor thaurissan
6 Reno Jackson
6 mysterious Challenger
7 chillmaw
8 lay on hands for antique heal bot I never want to play this for 8 mana
8 tirion
8  chromaggus for 3 cog hammer
9 nefarian
9 ysera

Just put this together, thoughts? I'm gonna run it on ladder

So with those 3 edits I've gone from 19 to 12 in 2 days just playing casually,   Honestly I think it could be made better just not sure what to try.  I have very much enjoyed playing this deck and find that I catch opponents off guard a lot.  I don't want to run any duplicates. This deck hasn't lost to handlock so far and has an estimated 70% win ratio against all types of aggro.  Control warrior tends to be a tough draw unless I can drop Reno Jackson after gorrmosh hits on a burst. 

Anythoughts would be appreciated.



@minion do you like the new shaman weapon? I'd consider dropping it for another sludge or antique heal bot if you go heal bot one or both of the healing waves can easily be replaced with something to help your board. Possibly emperor and sylvanas?

@jbeers, I DO like the new Shaman weapon, since if the game goes long and gets into a topdeck war, then I can be shooting damage with my hero power instead of summoning totems. Quite useful. But, I see your point about adding something else.... I don't have Sylvanas, though, but I wish I did.

@Lambo, lol. I DID actually try a little bit, yesterday. Carried me from 18 to 15, and then lost a couple games up to 16.

So, I need to decide what adventure wing to open next. I could open the first wing of League of Explorers so that I have those cards, or, open wing three of Blackrock, which has nothing that will help me immediately but will bring me closer to doing a dragon deck in the future, which I would really like to try. So, what should I do?